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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
AN TyTEREsTIy PLANT DUEL.

Some time ago my pupils we're much interested IN
hand conflict between q sumach mus fyph"tdl ana
climbing bitter sweet lCenSTus Scdnae "s JudSng
from, anpearance when found, tho sumach was about
two inches In diameter when the bitter sweet nrst
wound its coils about It AS the grown OF each
"rncceded these coils became tighter and tighter,
into and through tho bark and growing layer OF
the ach which seemed 10 he threatened Win stfhhg
n was not ue wever TO be easily vaDquished IL
re souteiy kept up its manufacture OF new material
xbich owing to tight embrace or the vne nan 10 DC
d,siribusd along q spiral line immediately above thc
coils Just below the coils ths supply appeared 70 pe c
OF a.. tho Trunk was then shveled AMI Ia most places
dead Although rendered unsightiy the tree presented
the curious features Of having two splrais one oi
grewnp the other dead and decaying nateraI wohu
about its heart wood, that the whole issenDea =
huge suger To avepge this deformiiy tne sda@or
proceeded push growth out aDoVc nnI o.I
the coils Of until at one place IL han
passed It. The vine. In turn was now ~ tx ~
squeezed TO be cut of from cominunicatiop WIN %
ground and below this point but little HE remainen'
Victory seemed within the grasp OF the suhacn;
The vine, however, In IL last extremity now unitea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
pOWFPFVL MtGVFTTC DEE.

Georgia paper tells OF man who got lost In corn
field and after days search his friends found him sit
ting the top OF stalk That rather lays 1t
but IL doesn't compare with the simple vr
tues OF magnetic iron mines They possess an ore hat
draws just little. Tho workmen all wear moccasins
because 1t draws the acks out OF shoes Houses In tho
vicinity OF mues have to be b0ltcd together as nails
would all pull out over night wild duck that had In
thoughtlcss moment swallowed q few domestic hair
pins tried in vain to fly tho mines, but was drawn
Garth by the remorseess power or magnetic attrac
ton. clad vessels often attracted shorsward
aud left helpless upon the beach whe people with too
much in their blood overcome as ia trance and
sleep In the perpetual delights OF an earthly nrvana
Such few OF the wonders OF this power but perhaps
Its achievement In attracting tho irony OF
the Twin Cities. Georgia may have the cora. but when
10 10 harvest Of earthly greatness Minnesota
takes the Johnnycako.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
AT TIE BOY OFFICE WINDOW.


one would suppose that people who content to
stand in line half-bock long 10 buy tickets for the
BoOh}arfott engagement would nave ms OF ne. nihu
made up that when the at the bOxofice he
or she would know what TO cali for. Not so. TON
Pryor the patient man who Is IN charge OF the chicago
Opera House extra bOx-Oilce for the engagement men
toned tell different story II he Is 80 Inclined Here
is one Incident out Of dozen: lady gets TO the win
The rain is coming down. and there are about sew
enty-fve dripping mortals waiting their turn.
Lady AT the wiudow-iiow much are theyi
Pryor runs over the gamut OF prices.
she-That isn't as much as Irving charges
Pryor says mo. ma'am."
Shc-What do they play the irst n1gntt - A..
-. Cesar" says Pryor lie says ~ because time
Is short
Shells that by shakspearel ,..,
Mr. Pryor that anterior to the advent on this earth
L. DOuney with his Baconian cipher 1t was the gen
eral suppo-ition that shake wrote j. C.
she-Wcll. lot me see docking over the charo Idont
want 10 get behind post The last time we were mere
yon put us behind post, and as my husband Is near
sighted had TO give him the best seat and went home
cToss-eycd. -. NJ,
Mr. Pryor says that the posts have been taken out OF
the house for the BIB engagement
she-I should think that would make the house unsaIe
Mr. Pryor Is silent.
she-Which do you think are the best seat'
Mir. Pryor says there isn't bad seat IN the house
She / want ON near the eAlt-you nave sole eAi'S'
Mr.. Pryor says they have.
she-Whcre are theyi
Mr. Pryor indicates.
Shells there any draught comes in from themi
Mr.. Pryor says the dranghts al go ont-one come IN
Mr.. PryorIWGere will you have them and for what
she-I don't want them for evening; want them for
Wednesday matinee.
she-Well. can't como 70 Saturdays. and should
think you would let people know before the, come here
and hayo 10 stand In line, In the rain that, for an
hour. whether there TO be Wednesday matinee OF
Mr. Pryor says he Is sorry and that others waiting
She shall see that this Is reported do not wish
And she stood there until she had buttonei button
glove with harpn and pulled tho cape OF her water
proof over her head and then moved out OF the hue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
WRITING BY ELECTRICITY.

The Prtl MAJ bdz,Ue
One OF the beautiful OF modern Inventions re-
mains to be whether II Is as useful as II Is Desu
futile instrument devised by Mr John Robertson ior
tho transmission OF writing by elcctfcity may no" De
see at work the American exhibition out OF the t"p
OF box which Is about the OF an ordinary d-pach
box prorudes what has the appear OF asYoSrphc
pen This however. Il not pen. but INC hanIc or inc
trapsntter" and its lower end Is fixed 10 ght Drass
perpendicular bar. ANY mo ion gwen by tue hahd-yon
hold IL lust like psnto tho handle OF the uansinlttcr
co Hunicatsd this ssrc. of carbon disks
contained within box and after various adventures
among magnets etc. Is carried again to the TOP OF tpe
box where IT is reproduced exactly by small lK-hoiu
ing pen. whose point rests on white P"p.r t"po
cloc work apparatus pulls this tape along AT gcnc
pace; and after little practice you ind that II Is qute
easy 10 move handle OF tho ransmtter SO mat the
pen shall write egibly on the moving tape.
Now, whatever is written on the tape perofe yon , -
written simultaneously milo of. or It may DO fifty
miles of on similar tape. by similar Instrument Az
the other End the wire. The instrument Ia very com
pact and apparently efficient; and. as II Is quite silent
there seems reason why reporter sltting III the
House OF Commons should not straightway write on
Ills report of debate to be simultaneously read of In
Printing House Square or Ncrthumberland a name
will be wanted for his machine Perhaps ;he wire
writer Will do.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
4 MITIGA TING CIRCUMSTANCE.
FTOla Ths KOsf0u Iost

A certain little boy who Is certainly not "too good
for human natures daily food" often has fits OF What
he calls tho "old naughtiness," when his Majesty
"Old Naughty takes possession Of his victim and keeps
him under his thiall unu after struggle Of spirit
tho evil monarch Is dcthroncd for the tmo and calm
and take his place. one day this week the bad
spirit got the upper hand for little while and every
thing looked black In tho household but "Old Naughty
was conquered before the dnner rady, and our
hero appeared at Table beamng with sweet temper and
gayoty. Mamma" aid he "you have about given
answ cred the mother; "whyi" because I've found
It and hoped would be pleasant surprise to YOU 1t
was LUCKY was bad to-day or | shouldn't have been
rolling on your floor and have seen 1t hanging on to
the curt ain, where It had caught. Don't 10 hard ON
Old Naughty after this, mamma"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
FATHER FIELDS WORK.

Father Field. OF ST Clements. returned on sa'nfIs.
night from months trip tn tho West which he took u
his capacity of chaplain general OF the Guild oi the oa
Cross, society for the promotion OF npecn Ss
stopped he formed branches FOR the pronotOh o. 10
attributes The guild started a few years ag" ~
twelve wor9ngmen attached TO ST. Clement ana -
requisite that those that form branches snal ~ !,
workingrnen There has been too much arisiocacy ~
the church." declared the clergyman last night sns
IL Is time that its humber members were "a
Binchamton N Y, and started branch there. Ho, a
was at Buffalo. where another was teSuh III Then
neotion with st. Luke's Church, OF that c!Vxx 'srl
preached twice at the Episcopal Church NJ ,'a5snd
Workingmen's Society OF Canada. They wah'e. an
make an utilization with the Iron Cross pu, *
posed to that, rs society Is purely AmcV.s. an
rlsveland smoke before the Guild OF the Holy
OF which Is the lettering OF their health aho ver.
sideration of their interests visited Cleye
over the lakes. and then stopped at Detroit bsr Is
White Water and Racine. At the latter place tne he
henutiful college situated amid splendid scenery ~ an
bank OF the lake At Milwaukee ! Weaou,, ci,lss
ordination sermon In the Cathedral The np,,,.nrs
I saw were Chicago Quincy, columbus anu al some
In every place mentioned formed u guild, anu ''
met everywhere with pleasant reception, Hn' - tie
delighted with the West I think the sr,r which
We are combating Is that OF antenatai pu nan here
must say that it Is prevalent ont thls, chicasg
actually read article In ono or the elr.s I would
papers advocating IT, Talking about papers 9Th
remark that was dsgusted with the sang sare tof
In the Western journalism IL was grqaa Psi
me 10 take up my copy OF the me fnn" .o,mns wiz
when got back and compare Its clean ''
Father Field viii ne It year 60 South to form iii tho
Of the society As chaplain geneia nc mild bs
guilds once year. The members Oh lno Ss.ceptiou ~
parish will on Tuesday evening Hvo ount the resu's
St. Clements Hall, ut which ho VII reoo"N
of hia tourney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09

and there are many of them. BY means OF forty
eight arbitrary assumptlons-wc have taken the
trouble to count them he produces the following
Fra Ba writ ear. Aya! shaxpere.
"AhalD would have been more In Shake
speares line as stock actor, with perhaps
"Fclcd again!n as q footnote. This, Of course,
means:
Francis Bacon wrote here Aye, Aye!-Shaxpere
But he did nothing of the kind, or If lie did
he must have found Shakespeare's grave a
dem'd moist, unpleasant place in which to carry
on his literary labors. We suggest the following
as much more reasonable:
QIad) Francis Bacon (a) wlart Ton his) ear Ay
-ShaXpere
But this may seem frivolous. Another shake
of the box, and Mr. Clark spills out the following
jumbe and translation:
Fra Ba wryt H. T. O.. A. a!
Francis Bacon wrote here his cue: Aye, Aye!
We respectfully submit that Shakespeare would
not have written himself down an ass ON his
own tombstone with nonsense ike this. total
of 1871 arbitrary assumptions-in fact, we recall
hardly any statement in these articles which Is
not an arbitrary assumption, except that there
is q Stratford cltaph and Bacon cipher
bring out the following:
shaxpere, Bako We: +. Ba, Ba, Ba- A.
To this we would suggest an amendment:
Eliminate f. and A.-the Baconlan clphefer
always eliminates or shifts troublesome letters
and you have Ba. I}a, Ba' as an appropriate
signature. More shakes, and we have "Fracs
Baq did, which obviously means Frames
Bacon Did"-what, the eptaph doesn't say.
From this to Francis Bacon hid" is not far
cry Further shakes, and Mr.. Clark brings out
"Drswd Caiqab," which IS rearranged into
" Baq Raisd DC w" which being interpreted is:
Bacon Raised Deceased William
Obviously Mr.. Clark has no sense Of humor.
But the gem of his collection is completed when
he reaches his 317th arbitrary assumption:
Mbracer 0: + Ba Radlca Ladaar.
This is Lord Bacon's vindication against the
charge of corruption or embracery, by showing
that he was attacked because he was radical
and "a Court ladder for some else to
climb on Lord Burcigh's nod, by which he
expressed all his views upon the present condition
and future prospects Of English and Continental
politics in shake of the head was hardly
com rehcnsive and significant But even
Baconian cphcrs may cease to be amusing. We
close with the product of Mr. Ciarll's 470th
arbitrary assumption:
sha1 Pero all nara here 4 I obay.-Ba.
Jaqucs Pcrro IS all Narrated Here: Aye! L obey
Qlls wishcs) Bacon.
Messrs Black and Clark deserve our gratitude
for one thing They have done more to bring
ridicule upon the Bacon theory than all their
predecessors in the past generation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
yyw STORY ABOUT NAPoLEOys HEARE
Henriette Corkran IL Temple Bcr.

al USDGfch
Tho alleged disappearance Of the remains OF
vanoIeon / from the tomb In the Inv aipies ha'
hrnught into publicity very curious ahccuotc' "hicn
j. related Lv Ir I,rrmOnd. in his work on " iivgcnc ,
The poctor alleges that tie heart OF N'poro" vas
eiten by rats I'm May. 1921. II Is romarhdDio stoh
and has Increased tho sensation Occd7iohcu ny INC
Inmorcd theft OF tho ashcs Or. Antofnarhl ana Ut,
t.arsvcll lad begun post-moltcm oAaihnltiOh or
NapocOn's body at Longwood Thcy were uhtle
Ia complete their labors tho day on which thcl
commence cd them, AMI, night coming on they suspended
their Opcratinns until the next day. On resuinihg
their examination of the body on tho following morn
ing they discovered that Napolc0ns heart bad been
,lcyOurei by rats. Upon this reveiail0n ana 10 pre-
vent the accident becoming puhicN Known Ihcy SUD
situtod natural heart portion o the vsccfit
nj sheep This Is tho tale which Il now supplement-
ing the previous sensation, and 1t nnds cr'lclcc "a
readily a. the other The officials al the InVdiide'
icny the truth of this extraordinary story as stren
uusly as they denied the canard about the removal
of NapoleOn's remains They contend very plalsiby,
That more taken Of the body than would APP
near from Dr. Brcmtd's account and that II was care
fully watched all night long, during the cessation OF
tho lahors Of tho examining PHYSICIANS. Ncvcrthc
less tho circu~ antIal manner In which the story Is
told has greatly impressed many Parisans with a
belief In it, verify. and further investigation will
probably take place 10 satisfy their doubt and curiosity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
TEXAS WANTS MORE STYLE.
Prom me Washington Post.


Tho people OF Texas very jealous OF their public
men while a, home they resent 1t II one OF heir Con-
peope in any Tcs. but the soach hat and the Eneehs6
boot style which belongs 10 the soil yet II they near that
ard OF tho best fashion at the public and social assemblies
in Washington and elsewhere tho offender VIII nave 10
answer for II whenever he returns home.
A Texan OF some distinction came 70 washington the
other day In what was considered for Washington q
was got up regardless" But when he his Congress
sional friend here the first thing the latter said was
look tough and shabby. You go 10 my aiiors and
get now suit OF clothes before you can make an al-
pearance I'm Washington society"
why. what's The matter with your said Tom TO the
Congressman 81 up In your county the other day
shoot me for q dude"
That's all right at home" said the Congressman.
and the Congressman took from tho wardrobe In his lodg
ing nice new evening drcss-suit.
"Great iupltcrl" exclaimed the new arrival amazed at
the extraordinary cut Of the thing land what do you
intend TO do with thatF
Tho Congressmon explained that personally he was
much opposed 10 foppery and conventionaty a. any
body, but that the word had lately como from TeIa.
lick tho best OF them In tho matter OF style ut Washing
In consequence OF which every Texan now In Wash
has provided himself with an evening dress, in
cludn. diamond studs and pa,ent leather pumps that
will take the shine out OF anything else 10 be here
during the coming winter
Word cones too that blood OF Arkansas up and
that like Texas. she demands that her public men at
Washington shall shine rs well In the drawing rooms OF
the West End they do the Capitol and In the De
parmens one OF tho interesting points in the case Is
the uncertainty about what Attorney General Garland
will do about the matter The votaries OF tho new do
parure 1t appears have risen In their might In Arkan
sas prepared smo Garland II he continues longer to
boy cott the swaowtaiL It has generally been gvon
out that tho Attorney Generals obstinate resistance 70
the convea evening dross due TO pious and
solemn VOW which bound up with the remembrance
OF memorable event In his domestic relations But
those have right know that that is all news
paper nonsense and that Mr. Garands reason for CIV
ing wide berth 10 the swAowa tail OF fashion was sim
ply and solely that no understood his constituents
would Dot have IT, Now that tastes arc changed In
Arkansas II ia believed that tho Attorney General will
consent 10 have himself claw hammered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
~ DTD,yT JupBOVF WITH ACE.

Caller Cn wspaper oiice)Twenty years ago wrote
poem.
EditOr-Ycs!
brought 1t to this office, and refused to publish
IT,"
VERY likey." -,
81 remember that mentally put you down thon as
COMPOUNDED idiot who didn't know enough 10 acne when
hurt"
Naturally"
81 looked that poem again the other day, and
have you about It,"
"Ahai"
Thave como TO say that II looked rs green twenty
years ago as that poem proves 10 have BEEN want
TO thank YOU because you didn't cut me up and feed me
TO the Good DAY" .
The editor drew long chalk mark under tho table it
was the first case In ali his experience In which twenty
had besotten enough 10 undcrstend thht ~
Is sometimes necessary TO be cruel 10 tho kind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09

itself with the growing layer Of the snmach and tans
literally drew from the camp OF the enemy wnatever
supplies were needed keep IL TOP bright ana thriy
Al this stage the conflict short ny the axe OF tne
collector and tho combatants. locked In each otners
arms, were laid away among the curiosities o. nu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
yTTCNyT NDTTTn

From The san Francisco Chroniots.
She about six years old and she Is In Europe with her
mother. lie had aired some French before her.
Papa she said. "you arevery nice but you do speak
such bad Frenchl"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09

Some preliminary signs of activity are to be no'ein
the opening of various minor exhibitions painting 0.
" Elaine" by Mr. Toby L. ROsenthal has been pllcei
unon exhibition at Fifth-aye and Twenty
II Is also announced that painting measuring iees
by II feet inches and well worthy attention is to os
seen at store in Union square The artist Is constaf
tine MakoTsky. The last week has also brought tls
opening OF tie Cooper Union and the .Me'roponau
NInsenm art schools.
The Washington critic., 1887-05-05

at is the little things that tell,n says an
old adage, Yes, especially the little
brothers,
The Washington critic., 1887-05-05
TIE SEDGJpIOK TABLET.
Arrangements for the Proposed Dcdi
cation on Wednesday Next.

Arrangements for the Proposed Dcdi-
cation on Wednesday Next
Since the publication Of the paragraph In
The CRITIC OF Tuesday relating to the old
Sixth Corps, over 400 veterans Of the corps
have communicated with the local commit
tee Of arrangements for the excursion to
Spottsy next week to dedicate the
Stdgwick Memorial Tablet.
1t seems strange that SO many wearers OF
the "Greek Cross" should still be resident
here, where they marched up through Four
teenth street in July, 1864, to force back
Early from what might have been the day
before an easy capture Of the Capitol.
This was stirring week with the famous
corps In 1868, and 1t was In the early morn
ing Of this date that General Sedgwick sue
cetded in safely getting the corps across the
Rappahapnock at Banks Ford, to the North
side, and out Of the tghtest fix u whole
corps OF troops were ever In.
After the defeat OF Sunday night May 81
at Salem Heights, Longstreet swung round
the left into Fredericksburg, where he
gobbled up the battery wagons aud trains,
and then pressed southwark over the track
the Sixth Corps bad fought all the after
noon. Meantime jackson and Hill forced
the fighting in the front until after dark,
anu tne apparently uOOneu corps was
swung by the left to the rear, almost per-
pendicular to Its former position.
Trouble began again early on Monday
morning, and all day long Sedgwick was
forced back, while LoDgstreet made every
effort to get between him and the river,
when nothing on earth could have pre-
vented the surrender OF the entire COM
mand. There was no hope for help from
the rest OF the Army Of the Potomac, for
General Hooker was disabled-as General
II. j. Hunt can tell-and Pleasanton had
been forced to rush in to save Howard's
corps even at the sacrifice of the gallant
Major Keenan,, and as gallant battalion
Of cavalry as ever served on any field.
1t is no wonder that the men OF the Sixth
Corps so loved and respected Sedgwick, aud
1t is for this that large body Of the survlv-
ing veterans will leave here next Wednes-
day morning for Fredericksburg to spend
two days on the hard-fought fields, near
there, and to dedicate q Marion granite
memorial tablet, which the corps has
erected on the spot where it's old COM
mander died like the great soldier he was.
The committee at Philadelphia and the
local committee here, OF which Captain w.
greatly aided by Major Robert A. Parke Of
the Baltimore and Potomac Road, and such
liberal arrangements have been made that
the entire trip will cost the veterans but
S7.75 each-railroad fare, "tavern" charges
and hack fare. The party from here will
number several hundred, and In all about
1900 are expected.
The dedication will take place May 12,
the date when Segwick fell at Spottsylvania,
aud the return to Washington will be on
Friday, May 10.
The Washington critic., 1887-05-05
Marriage Licenses,

Marriage licenses have been Issued to
Charles q. Adams and Mary j. Davis; Har-
Ison Thompson and Florence Hollis;
Wesley Souder and Elizabeth S. Lewis;
Thomas Bender and Docie Aker; John NJ.
Cannon and Ada Sheele; Harry Gearing
and Florence Fisher Charles Davis and
Blanche Corell, Edmund 4. Bolts and
Elizabeth Quade; John p. Weikel and
Augusta Ilagmen; John 4. Scott and Lena
lndel man; Charles a. Violet and Annie
NJ. Crouch: Ernest l.. Eichison and Fannie
Radcliffe Burr; John P.Weikel and August
Hayman;, William Redman and Marcia F.
Keep; Charles w. Hulcomb and Ella NJ.
Smith; William Il. Robinson and Mamie
Miles; John T.. Cheshire and Sadie C.
Stewart; Charles Edwards and Mary CJle
man.
The Washington critic., 1887-05-05
,,uit Cor xlnnrf Kent.

The Upper Potomac Steamboat Company
has taken legal action to compel Levi l.
Blake and Joseph q. McKibbon, partners
in the steamer CorcorGD, to pay what Is due
for use Of the wharf opposite NJ street south
west, for which $50 per month has been
due, n is alleged, since June /, 1856.